Bodycam footage showing a cop approaching a man at a gas pump is going viral after the officer mistook the gas pump nozzle for a deadly weapon. The clip, which has already seen over 20 million views on TikTok, has been labeled as another example of a police officer being a little too trigger happy. In the clip we see the police officer approaching the man at the pump as he asks him, “what do you have in your hand?” The man doesn’t hesitate to drop the nozzle and put his hands up and comply with the officer and it quickly becomes apparent that the man was never holding a weapon. Regardless, the officer keeps his own weapon pointed at the man, telling him to turn around and put his hands behind his back. Finally, he approaches the man and asks him what he was doing, at which point, the man explains that he was just filling up on gas. The officer points out that he was “holding it like a pistol,” to which the man explains, “No, I was showing her to put the pump on.” @independent Police in Tallahassee, Florida, confronted a man after mistaking a gas pump nozzle for something potentially dangerous. Click link in bio for more ♬ original sound – Independent – Independent The two go back and forth for a little bit with the cop arguing that wasn’t what it looked like he was doing. The situation does eventually de-escalate although the officer still asks to see some ID. He once again tries to justify his response but the man simply tells him, “you saw what you wanted to see.” People of TikTok think the cop needs to do better While cooler heads ultimately prevailed, viewers on TikTok pointed out that we never hear the cop admit that he was wrong. “Are cops not allowed to admit they made a mistake or?” Asked one person, another pointed out that the officer shouldn’t have asked for ID once he realized that the man wasn’t pointing a weapon. Was this a genuine mistake? Or another cop on a power trip? Others suggested that the man file a lawsuit. A few gave sarcastic responses, writing, “To be fair to the cop how could he have possibly expected someone to be holding a gas pump nozzle at a gas pump.” Some viewers refused to see the problem, “seems fine,” wrote one, “[he] realized there was no gun and then de escalated.” However, it’s not just mistaking the nozzle for a gun that’s the problem, it’s the refusal to acknowledge that he made a mistake in the first place. The officer still tries to point the finger at the man for holding it like a gun but how else does he expect people to hold a nozzle?